Why was Opeth's set cut short? - Q&A 2
In the second of our monthly Q&A bonus pods, we try to get through as many burning questions as possible. Our biggest triumphs and screw ups? How has Brexit impacted attracting bands? What happens to...
25 Apr 20241h 27min
Clashfinder Confessions: ATG
The ArcTanGent stage times are out and everyone has been colour coding their digital day plans and having a social media rant about the decisions they've been forced to make. But what does the man re...
25 Apr 20241h 7min
Headliners of The Future
Green Lung, Creeper, Brutus, Malevolence, Zeal & Ardor, Bob Vylan, Dinosaur Pile Up, Bleed From Within, Boston Manor... all names we hope to see headline our festivals in the future. But what does it...
18 Apr 20241h 24min
Cancelled Festivals & The Near-Death of Damnation
21 UK festivals have been cancelled or postponed so far this year with up to 100 at risk without Government support, according to the The Association of Independent Festivals. It's grim reading, so h...
11 Apr 20241h 15min
Breaking Bands
Bob Vylan to Din of Celestial Birds, Idles to Amenra... have our festivals helped "break" bands to a larger audience in their scenes and if so, is that important to us or a byproduct of the job? Gav ...
4 Apr 202448min
The Agent Strikes Back
After a month or so of agent bashing, it was only a matter of time before someone stepped up to put us back in our place. And that someone is the brilliant Mr Tom Taaffe, the man behind the bookings ...
28 Mar 20241h 37min
Do Promoters Discuss Band Fees? - Q&A 1
The mailbox is full and the questions keep coming in, so here's an episode dedicated to all your curiosities. Do festival promoters talk to each other about band fees? Have we ever got into a biddin...
28 Mar 202452min
Mogwai, Baby!
Ten years of increased offers, multiple snubs, endless fan demands and with almost all hope lost... Mogwai finally agreed to play the final night of the 10th anniversary of ATG. It had to be part of ...
21 Mar 202437min
